I am an Elvis Fan. I remember the day he died, 16 August 1977 exactly 34 years ago today. I am a huge fan of his music, not of his movies because I thought they were kind of silly. Just my opinion, I tolerated them though because he was so good looking. I remember that on 16 Aug 1977 I was sunbathing when I learned of his death, something I wish now that I had never done. His death staggered me. I remember thinking, Elvis is dead and I am only mortal. The fact that Elvis had taken such poor care of himself and was grossly overweight also hit home with me. One reason now while in my ‘golden’ years I try to exercise daily.
And so today I remember Elvis, and I am so very sorry that he left the building prematurely.
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Yesterday my daughter and I headed 10 miles to the east to Farm and Fleet. I love that store. It is laid out almost exactly like the one in Champaign where Jim and I used to shop. They have everything there, even clothing by Alfred Dunner. I found a lovely light beige shell on sale for $9.74. I have been needing a neutral colored shell to go with some jackets that I have. Then, in the afternoon mail I received a package from my sis with two shells in it. They are beautiful. Thanks Rae!
Then we stopped by Cracker Barrel for lunch. Bad experience. We were waiting for a long time just to be waited on which was ridiculous as there was hardly anyone in there. We ordered potato soup and a chicken sandwich. The waitress said that she would be right out with the soup. Twenty minutes later I hollered at a bus person asking for our waitress who never showed up. A few minutes later our sandwiches were carried out and still no soup. Add another 10 minutes and here came our waitress with the soup. I told her that I had planned to have the soup digested before the sandwiches came. The food was pretty good, the service was terrible, so if you happen to be on I 74 near Morton IL., don’t stop at the Cracker Barrel unless you have lots of time to spare.
Today I definitely am going to clean. I have already done a load of laundry and I have some things I need to press with the iron. Yuck! I hate that almost as bad as cleaning the bathroom
Enjoy today, there will never be another one just exactly like it. Stay safe and be happy!!
